Djibouti

President: Ismail Omar Guelleh (1999)

Prime Minister: Dileita Mohamed Dileita (2001)

Land area: 8,486 sq mi (21,979 sq km); total area: 8,880 sq mi (23,000 sq km)

Population (2010 est.): 740,528 (growth rate: 2.1%); birth rate: 25.58/1000; infant mortality rate: 56.6/1000; life expectancy: 60.7; density per sq km: 22\

Capital (1995 est.): Djibouti, 383,000

Monetary unit: Djibouti franc